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DEVAL L PATRICK MAEVE VALLELY BARTLETT
Governor Secretary
DAVID W. CASH
Commissioner
September 16, 2014
Mr. William R. Ross
Town Manager
Town of Mansfield
6 Park Row
Mansfield, MA 02048
Dear Mr. Ross,
Congratulations! It is my pleasure to inform you that the Massachusetts Department of Environmental
Protection (MassDEP) has awarded Recycling Dividends Funds to the Town of Mansfield under the
Sustainable Materials Recovery Program. The Town of Mansfield has earned 7 points and will receive
$2,800.
The Sustainable Materials Recovery Program (SMRP) was created under 310 CMR 19.300-303 and the
Green Communities Act, which directs a portion of the proceeds from the sale of Waste Energy
Certificates to recycling programs approved by MassDEP. The SMRP solicitation, issued April 1, 2014,
included an exciting new opportunity — the Recycling Dividends Program (RDP) — which provides
payments to municipalities that have implemented specific programs and policies proven to maximize
reuse, recycling and waste reduction. Municipalities receive payments according to the number of criteria
points their program earns. Eligibility criteria will ramp up over time, leveraging increasingly greater
diversion results and lower solid waste disposal.
The terms and conditions of this award are outlined in an RDP Contract which has been mailed to the
Recycling Contact of record for your municipality, copied below. The Recycling Contact will facilitate
getting this document signed by an Authorized Signatory and will return it to MassDEP. Once received,
the RDP Payment will be remitted to your municipality. Should you have any questions, please call Tina
Klein at (617) 292-5704.
Thank you for your commitment to advancing recycling and waste reduction in Massachusetts. Together
our efforts will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, conserve natural resources and save energy, while also
supporting jobs and reducing disposal costs for waste generators and municipalities.
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David W., Cash
Commissioner
cc: Ms. Christina Collins, DPW Office Manager
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RECYCLING DIVIDEND PROGRAM CONTRACT ("RDP Contract")
BETWEEN THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ("MassDEP")
AND THE Town of Mansfield ("Municipality")
Pursuant to the Green Communities Act, relevant provisions of which are codified at M.G.L. c.
25A, Section 11F(d) and the regulations promulgated thereunder at 310 CMR 19.300 and in support of
the Massachusetts Solid Waste Master Plan developed pursuant to M.G.L. c. 16, Section 21, MassDEP
has awarded the Municipality a Sustainable Materials Recovery Program grant under the Recycling
Dividends Program ("RDP"). The Municipality has earned 7 points and a payment of $2,800. This
Contract outlines terms and conditions between the Commonwealth and the Municipality for participation
in the Recycling Dividends Program.
The Recycling Dividends Program provides payments to municipalities that have implemented specific
programs and policies proven to maximize reuse, recycling and waste reduction. Municipalities will
receive payments according to the number of criteria points their program earns. RDP will provide an
incentive for municipalities with poor recycling programs to do better by implementing best practices and
it will reward communities with model recycling and waste reduction programs. Eligibility criteria will
ramp up over time, leveraging increasingly greater diversion results and lower solid waste disposal.
Duration: The term of this Contract shall be in effect until the municipality has expended all RDP funds
and reported use of funds.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MUNICIPALITY
1. Authority: The Signatory of this RDP Contract is authorized by the governing body of the
Municipality to enter into this Contract on behalf of the Municipality and apply for and accept
funds on behalf of the Municipality.
2. Commonwealth Terms and Conditions: The Municipality shall comply with the Commonwealth
Terms and Conditions and other requirements set forth in the Municipality's executed Master
Service Agreement #EQEP02C/D/E.
3. Failure to Comply: If, in the judgment of MassDEP, the Municipality fails to comply with any
of its responsibilities identified in this Contract, then, at the election of MassDEP, (a) the
Municipality shall repay the RDP funds to MassDEP within 90'days; and/or,(b) title to all
materials purchased with the RDP funds immediately and without any further steps shall be
transferred to MassDEP; and/or (c) MassDEP may find the Municipality not eligible to seek
another Sustainable Materials Recovery Program Grant for up to three years. MassDEP may
provide written notice to the Municipality of any such failure to comply. Such notice may
provide a time period and manner for the Municipality to cease or remedy the failure. Such
notice from MassDEP of any such failure by the Municipality is not a precondition to
MassDEP's right to select options (a), (b), and/or (c) above. The Municipality shall follow the
instructions of MassDEP regarding possession of the materials purchased with RDP funds. The
Parties hereby agree to execute any and all documents necessary to accomplish said transfer.
Furthermore, the Municipality shall transfer or arrange to transfer actual possession of said
materials to an authorized representative of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or its designee.
4. Recycling in Practice: The Municipality has established paper, bottle and can recycling in all
municipal offices and meeting spaces, excluding schools. The Municipality shall continue such
paper, bottle and can recycling during the term of the RDP Contract.
5. Bugg Recycled Products: The Municipality has established a written policy which promotes a
preference for the purchase of recycled products in lieu of non -recycled products and all staff
with purchasing authority are aware of and are following the established policy during the term
of the RDP Contract.
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6. Data Reporting: For the duration of this Contract the Municipality shall be responsible for
providing complete and accurate information to MassDEP, via ReTRAC, using the annual
Recycling and Solid Waste reporting form.
7. Program Eligibility: The Recycling Dividends Program (RDP) provides payments to
municipalities that have implemented specific programs and policies proven to maximize reuse,
recycling and waste reduction. The program and policy criteria (RDP criteria) define the
characteristics of a model municipal recycling program, essentially functioning as a "best
practices" framework. Each RDP criterion has a value ranging from 1 to 5. Municipalities that
earn at least 6 points (out of 20 available) are eligible for RDP payments. RDP points have been
claimed by the Municipality only for criteria fully met as of the filing deadline of the RDP
application.
8. RDP Payment Calculation and Payment Schedule: MassDEP shall determine whether the
Municipality has complied with the requirements set forth in Section (9) and described further in
Appendix A, shall review and determine the validity of the Municipality's RPD application, and
shall calculate the RDP Payment for each qualified Municipality. Payment brackets, based on
the number of households served by the municipal solid waste program, establish the value for
each point. The RDP Payment is calculated as: (number of points earned) multiplied by (value
of each point). MassDEP shall pay RDP payments after it receives confirmation that the
Municipality has fulfilled its obligations under this Contract.
Value of
Trash HH Served Each Point
9. Program Criteria: To claim points for any criteria, the program element must have fully met the
performance standard no later than June 11, 2014. For a complete list of program criteria and
accompanying performance standards see Attachment A. Section 15 of this Contract lists the
Program Criteria for which the Municipality is eligible, and upon which the Municipality's
payment was calculated.
10. Use of Funds:
RDP Payments shall be expended on approved activities and equipment, listed below, to
enhance the performance of the Municipality's waste reduction programs. Use of a dedicated
account or revolving account is recommended but not required. Funds do not have to be spent in
the fiscal year received, and may be carried over to future years and accumulated to fund a larger
eligible expense or project.
Approved Euuipment and Activities:
• Compost bins and kitchen scrap buckets.
Carts for curbside collection of organics.
• Containers to support drop-off organics program.
• Collection and disposal costs for the first two years of a town -wide organics program.
• Program development costs for a new organics diversion program.
• Recycling carts and recycling bins.
• Public space and outdoor event recycling containers.
Grant Agreement: Recycling Dividends Program Page 2 of 4
• Roll -off containers, compactors and balers for the collection of materials to be recycled.
This includes replacement of existing equipment.
• Additional household hazardous waste collection event.
• New dedicated Enforcement Coordinator. Must spend a minimum of 19 hours per week
on enforcement. Mandatory recycling must be codified in regulation, ordinance or bylaw
and must include a fine for non-compliance.
• Equipment to support the collection and recycling of hard to recycle materials.
• Establishing and/or maintaining a municipally operated swap shop.
• Waste reduction and/or recycling outreach and education materials.
• School chemical cleanouts.
• Other expenses as approved in writing by MassDEP in advance of the expense.
RDP funds shall not be used to pay for hauling, disposal, or administrative costs of their existing
solid waste and recycling programs.
11. Record Keeping: The Municipality shall be responsible for keeping documentation (i.e. proof of
purchase in the form of an invoice which lists the vendor name and address, item purchased,
item price, number of items purchased and shipping costs if any) by calendar.year, of how RDP
funds were expended and the remaining balance of RDP funds. MassDEP may conduct record
audits each year to ensure compliance with this Contract.
12, Reporting: The Municipality shall submit an annual report to MassDEP for the duration of the
RDP Contract and in a format required by MassDEP, documenting annual expenditures and
remaining RDP funds. In addition, the Municipality shall file an annual Recycling and Solid
Waste survey, via ReTrac, for the duration of this RDP Contract. Failure to comply with these
reporting requirements may jeopardizefuture grant awards and RDP payments.
13. Environmental Compliance: The Municipality understands receipt of RDP funds from
MassDEP does not in any way imply that the Municipality is in full compliance with all
applicable environmental regulations. This Municipality shall not be construed as, nor operate
as, relieving the Municipality or any other person of the necessity of complying with all
applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations and approvals. The Municipality's
facility(ies) are subject to inspection at any time by MassDEP and noncompliance with
applicable environmental regulations may result in formal enforcement actions, including
penalties.
14. Addendums: Should MassDEP award additional RDP funds, an addendum to the Contract shall
be provided to the Municipality. The same terms and conditions apply to the addendum.
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15. RDP Payment Calculation:
Appendix A of this Contract, defines performance standards for each criterion.
a.
Solid Waste Program
2
b.
Swap Shop
n/a
c.
Organics
0
d.
Bulky Items
2
e.
Yard Waste
1
f.
Household Hazardous Waste
0
g.
Center for Hard to Recycle Materials
2
h.
Hauler Regulation
n/a
i.
Mandatory Recycling Policy
0
j.
Private Hauler and Business Access
n/a
TOTAL POINTS
7
PAYMENT BRACKET ($$ earned per point) $400
PAYMENT AMOUNT $2,800
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, MassDEP and the Municipality hereby execute this Contract.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
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Greg Cooper, Division Director (Date)
Business Compliance, Bureau of Waste Prevention
Department of Environmental Protection
Town of Mansfield
By:
(Signature and Title)
(Print Name)
. (Late)
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Attachment A
Recycling Dividends Program
The Recycling Dividends Program has two categories of criteria: one for communities that operate or contract for
operation of curbside trash and recycling collection ("curbside"), and one for those with a transfer station for
residents to drop-off trash and recycling ("drop-off'). Municipalities that do not provide both trash and recycling
services to their residents are not eligible for RDP. Municipalities that offer both a curbside option for trash and
recycling and a drop-off option for trash and recycling will file as "curbside". However, they are eligible for other
categories of SMRP (small scale initiatives, technical assistance from Municipal Assistance Coordinators) and
would become eligible for RDP should they reinstate solid waste services.
Eligibility criteria will ramp up over time, leveraging increasing diversion results and lower solid waste disposal.
Only one option may be selected in each criteria area.
MassDEP will conduct audits of several municipalities each year to insure that program information is accurate.
Submittal of an RDP application that contains false or misleading data will be grounds for banning the municipality
from the SMRP grant program for a minimum of 4 years.
Earning Points — Curbside Programs
Solid Waste Prooram
o SMART/PAYT program is currently in place which requires all trash to be placed in a SMART/PAYT..
bag [5 points]
-o SMART/PAYT program is currently in place which allows each household to disposed of the "first bag
/ barrel free;" trash in excess of 35 gallons must be placed in a SMART/PAYT bag. A trash cart (35
gallons or less) collected weekly. also qualifies [4 points]
o Trash Limit: Households are limited to the equivalent of 64 gallons of trash capacity per week (two
32-gallon barrels or one 64-gallon cart) [2 points]
Eligibility Notes:
• Sticker, tag and punch -card programs are not eligible as theses programs do not ensure the
consistency of bag size. This restriction consistent with our SMART/PAYT grant offering over the
last several years which also does not provide grant funding for sticker, tag or punch -card
programs;
• If "free bags" are provided to a subset of the households in excess of 4% of households served,
the municipality is NOT eligible for the Full SMART/PAYT points, but does earn points as a ""first
bag free" program. This scenario occurs when bags are provided based on some criteria such as
need or age;
• A 64-gallon trash cart program where excess trash is not collected would qualify for the trash limit
points;
• A 64-gallon trash cart program where excess trash must be placed in an official town overflow
fee -based bag, or in additional cart that carries annual fee, would qualify for the trash limit points;
• A 64-gallon trash cart program where excess trash can be brought to the transfer station at no
cost, does NOT qualify for the trash limit points.
Organics
o Source separated food waste is collected, for composting, :weekly from all households. served by the
municipal trash program [4 points]
o Source separated food waste is collected weekly from households currently participating in a pilot
program [2 points]
Eligibility Notes:
If you select the 'pilot' option you will be asked for the number of households in the pilot.
Recycling Dividends Program Aitachmenl A: Sustainable Materials Recovery Program Guidance
Application period ending June 11 2014 Page 1 of 6
Bulky Items
o The municipality or its hauler charges residents a fee of not less than $5 each for the handling of at
least 3 of the following bulky items, either at the curb or at its municipal drop-off: Mattresses,
upholstered furniture, wood furniture, toilets, sinks, carpet [2 points]
Eligibility Notes:
• Bulky Items collected can be disposed or recycled;
• If your trash hauler is instructed not to collect one or more of these items, and you provide
residents with the name of a company that will pick the item(s) up curbside, you can count those
items toward the required three. For example, you instruct your trash hauler not to collect
mattresses and you provide residents with the name and contract information for a company that,
for a fee, will pick up mattresses.
Yard Waste
o Yard waste is collected curbside a minimum of 20 weeks per year [2 points]
o Residents can take yard waste to a drop-off location that is open a minimum of 30 weeks per year
[i point]
Eligibility Note:
• Yard waste means: leaves, pine needles, grass clippings, prunings and brush;
• Criteria are silent on the number of days or hours per week that the drop-off must be open to earn
points. This may change next year.
Mandatory Recycling Enforcement
o A dedicated Enforcement Coordinator spends a minimum of 19 hours per week on the street verifying
compliance with the municipality's mandatory recycling program and issuing fines for non-compliance
[3 points]
Eligibility Notes:
• The municipality must have, in effect as of June 11, 2014, a mandatory recycling regulation,
ordinance or bylaw that provides for the issuing of fines for non-compliance. The enforcement
coordinator must be actively enforcing the rules on or before June 11, 2014;
• In addition to enforcing mandatory recycling, the enforcement coordinator may also enforce other
components of the solid waste program including trash limits and contaminants in recycling.
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection
o Host a permanent HHW collection center — minimum 6 x year [2 points]
o Participate in regional HHW collection center — min 6 x year [2 points]
o Participate in reciprocal arrangement — min 6 x year [2 points]
o Host comprehensive HHW collection events twice per year [1 point]
Eligibility Notes:
Only comprehensive HHW collection events can be counted under this criterion. A
comprehensive HHW collection event accepts a broad range of household hazardous products
from residents, including but not limited to: pesticides, pool chemicals, oil based paint and other
flammables, automotive products, elemental mercury, cleaning products and other chemicals;
Collection events for only a subset of materials (ex., paint collection, motor oil collection) do not
count toward the required minimum for the option selected;
• Assessing a user fee is allowable;
• To earn points for participating in "regional" HHW collection center a municipality must have an
agreement with a regional collection center that is open a minimum of six times per year. This
agreement may be in the form of a contract or memorandum of understanding. A membership
fee is paid by participating municipalities to be part of the group. If you select this option you will
be asked for the name of the facility;
• To earn points for participating in a "reciprocal" arrangement for HHW collection events a
municipality must have an agreement with a group of municipalities that allows for unrestricted
access to a minimum of six events hosted by the municipalities of the group. Requiring pre-
registration is allowable but not a requirement. Asking out-of-town residents to arrive during a
specified timeframe is allowable. The list of event locations, dates and times must posted to the
Recycling Dividends Program Attachment A: Sustainable Materials Recovery Program Guidance
Application period ending June 11, 2014 Page 2 of 6
municipal website and be promoted through all other channels used for educating residents about
HHW disposal options. If you select this option, you will be asked to list the other participating
municipalities;
To earn the point for hosting two comprehensive events per year, both events must be in your
municipality. If you select this option you will be asked for the date of the last event and the date
of the next event;
NO POINTS are earned by municipalities who are essentially "hands -off" or "washed hands"
when it comes to HHW, merely directing residents to open events in other municipalities;
Directing residents to privately owned HW facilities does not count.
Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (CHARM) [2 points]
To qualify for the CHARM points the municipality must meet all of the following criteria:
1. Items collected for recycling at a single permanent location
2. The Center must be open a minimum of once per month
3. The Center must be in your municipality or a contiguous community (i.e., shares a border)
4. Residents must be able to drop-off a minimum of 5 items listed below:
o Automotive wastes — must collect all of the following! antifreeze, waste oil, tires, auto
batteries
o Books/media
o Bulky rigid plastics
o Carpet
o Electronic wastes — all computer and TV related electronics
o Expanded polystyrene (ex., Styrofoam)
o Large appliances
o 'Mattresses
o Mercury bearing products — must collect all of the following: fluorescent lamps/CFLs, button
batteries, thermostats, thermometers, other mercury containing products
o Paint
o Textiles
o Wood
Eligibility Notes:
• Tires — you can still qualify if the tire recycler you use sells a portion of their shredded tires for fuel;
• Paint — may be sent for recycling, fuels blending, or hazardous waste disposal;
• Mattresses — deconstructing a mattress and recycling the wood and metal, and disposing of the
foam, batting and fabric will count as recycling for this criterion.
• Wood — Collecting mixed C&D and sending it to a C&D processor does not count. This must be
source separated C&D wood. MassDEP is trying to drive better and higher uses of materials sent
to C&D processors.
Earning Points — Drop-off Programs
Solid Waste Program
o SMART/PAYT program is currently in place which requires all trash to be placed in a SMART/PAYT
bag [4 points]
o A Save-Money-and-Reduce-Trash/PAYT program is currently in place where the municipality
provides households with no more than 50 SMART/PAYT bags per year. Residents must purchase
PAYT bags fo4r trash in excess of 50 bags [3 points]
Eligibility Notes:
Sticker, tag and punch -card programs are not eligible as these programs do not ensure the
consistency of bag. size. This is consistent with our SMART/PAYT grant offering over the last
several years which also does not provide grant funding for sticker; tag or punch -card programs;
• A "first bag free" program applies to municipalities that give their residents no more than 52 bags
per year, usually as part of the transfer station sticker renewal process;
If "free bags" are provided to a subset of the households in excess of 4% of households served,
the municipality is NOT eligible for the Full SMART/PAYT points, but does earn points as a ""first
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bag free" program. This scenario occurs when bags are provided based on some criteria such as
need or age.
Swap Shop
o Municipally operated drop-off for reusable home goods and furnishings for others to take [2 points]
Eligibility Notes:
• The municipality must be able to store reusable items out of the weather in a structure with four
walls and a roof.
• A 'swap area', or 'swap table' that is cleared into the trash (solid waste) at the end of each day
does not qualify for these points.
Organics
o Source separated food waste collected at a municipally owned collection center [2 points]
Bulky Items I I
o Minimum fee of $5 for at least 3 of these items: Mattresses, upholstered furniture, wood furniture,
toilets, sinks, carpet [1 point]
Eligibility Notes:
Bulky Items collected can be disposed or recycled;
• If you do not accept one of these items for disposal or recycling, and instead you provide
residents with the name of a company that will pick the item(s) up curbside for a fee, you can
count this item toward the required three. For example, if you do not accept mattresses at your
transfer station for recycling or disposal and instead you provide residents with the name and
contact information of a company that, for a fee, will pick up a mattress curbside, this counts.
Yard Waste
o Drop-off location open minimum of 30 weeks per year [2 points]
Eligibility Note:
• Yard waste means: leaves, pine needles, grass clippings, prunings and brush;
Criteria are silent on the number of days or hours per week that the drop-off must be open to earn
points. This may change next year.
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection
o Host a permanent HHW collection center — minimum 6 x year [2 points]
o Participate in regional HHW collection center — min 6 x year -[2 points]
o Participate in reciprocal arrangement — min 6 x year [2 points]
o Host comprehensive HHW collection events twice per year [1 point]
Eligibility Notes:
• Only comprehensive HHW collection events can be _counted under this criterion. A
comprehensive HHW collection event accepts a broad range of household hazardous products
from residents, including but not limited to: pesticides, pool chemicals, oil based paint and other
flammables, automotive products, elemental mercury, cleaning products and other chemicals;
• Collection events for only a subset of materials (ex., paint collection, motor oil collection) do not
count toward the required minimum for the option selected;
• Assessing a user fee is allowable;
To earn points for participating in "regional" HHW collection center a municipality must have an
agreement with a regional collection center that is open a minimum of six times per year. This
agreement may be in the form of a contract or memorandum of understanding. A membership
fee is paid by participating municipalities to be part of the group, if you select this option you will
be asked for the name of the facility;
To earn points for participating in a "reciprocal" arrangement for HHW collection events a
municipality must have an agreement with a group of municipalities that allows for unrestricted
access to a minimum of six events hosted by the municipalities of the group. Requiring pre -
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registration is allowable but not a requirement. Asking out-of-town residents to arrive during a
specified timeframe is allowable. The list of event locations, dates and times must posted to the
municipal website and be promoted through all other channels used for educating residents about
HHW disposal options. If you select this option, you will be asked to list the other participating
municipalities;
• To earn the point for hosting two comprehensive events per year, both events must be in your
municipality. If you select this option you will be asked for the date of the last event and the date
of the next event;
NO POINTS are earned by municipalities who are essentially "hands -off' or "washed hands"
when it comes to HHW, merely directing residents to open events in other municipalities;
Directing residents to privately owned HW facilities does not count.
Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (CHARM) [2 points]
To qualify for the CHARM points the municipality must meet all of the following criteria:
2. Items collected for recycling at a single permanent location
3. The Center must be open a minimum of once per month
4. The Center must be in your municipality or a contiguous community (i.e., shares a border)
5. Residents must be able to drop-off a minimum of 7 items listed below:
o Automotive wastes — must collect all of the following: antifreeze, waste oil, tires, auto
batteries
o Books/media
o Bulky rigid plastics
o Carpet
o Electronic wastes — all computer and TV related electronics
o Expanded polystyrene (ex., Styrofoam)
o Large appliances
o Mattresses
o Mercury bearing products — must collect all of the following: fluorescent lamps/CFLs, button
batteries, thermostats, thermometers, other mercury containing products
o Paint
o Textiles
o Wood
Eligibility Notes:
• Tires — you can still qualify if the tire recycler you use sells a portion of their shredded tires for fuel;
• Paint — may be sent for recycling, fuels blending, or hazardous waste disposal;
• Mattresses — deconstructing a mattress and recycling the wood and metal, and disposing of the
foam, batting and fabric will count as recycling for this criterion
• Wood — Collecting mixed C&D and sending it to a C&D processor does not count. This must be
source separated C&D wood. MassDEP is trying to drive better and higher uses of materials sent
to C&D processors. I t j, '
Hauler Regulation
The municipality has a hauler regulation, ordinance or bylaw that is actively enforced, which requires private
haulers providing trash collection service to residents to also provide recycling collection at one integrated
price [3 points]
Eligibility Notes:
• If you select this option you will be asked to attached a copy of the regulation, ordinance or bylaw
which demonstrates the integrated pricing requirement;
• If you select this option you will be required to draft and attach documentation demonstrating
active enforcement is taking place. This should include, but is not limited to: description of the
enforcement protocol or procedure, identification by title of the person(s) responsible for
enforcement, documentation of warnings given, fines levied and permits revoked as a result of
this enforcement activity.
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Hauler and Business Recycling Access
o Haulers collecting from residential customers are encouraged to tip recyclables at a municipal facility;
annual mailing required [2 points]
o Businesses are encouraged to bring recyclables to the municipal drop-off; annual mailing required
[i point]
Eligibility Notes for hauler access:
• Private haulers serving your residents may plan their collection routes such that they are also
collecting from residents in another municipality in the same load. To earn these points, the
hauler must be able to tip recyclables even if all of the material is not generated by your
residents;
• Must be able to accommodate small packer trucks;
• Must be able to take loads greater than 5 cubic yards, which may require a permit change;
• This may not be feasible for some transfer stations due to facility size and capability to handle
increased volume;
• May meet outreach requirement by doing outreach to permitted haulers;
• May charge a fee for haulers to tip recyclables;
• If local regulation, ordinance or bylaw prohibits private haulers from tipping recyclables generated
and collected in another municipality, then you are NOT eligible for these points.
Recycling Dividends Program Attachment A: Sustainable Materials Recovery Program Guidance
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